Jessica Palombo

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Editorial Director at WJCT News

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WHAT TO DO | Summer at the Cummer; 'Heavyweight;' Night Under the Stars | Jacksonville Today

1 week ago | jaxtoday.org | Jessica Palombo

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. FridaySummer at the CummerCummer Museum of Arts and Gardens | RiversideThis annual event series is a personal favorite for my family and me. There’s just something magical about spending a summer evening at the Cummer Museum, surrounded by live music, beautiful art, great food and the gorgeous gardens.
THE JAXSON | Milldale: A long-forgotten early Jacksonville mill town

1 week ago | jaxtoday.org | Jessica Palombo

Here are five facts about Milldale: A long-forgotten industrial mill town born from Panama Park’s Cummer Lumber Company. 1. A community built to support industryThe USG Jacksonville plant todayIn 1896, recognizing the value of Florida’s cypress and timberlands, Wellington Wilson Cummer established the Cummer Lumber Co. at Sandfly Point. The sawmill quickly grew into the Jacksonville area’s largest employer.
OPINION | In the ‘Free State of Florida,’ doctors have freedom to kill

1 week ago | jaxtoday.org | Jessica Palombo

How much is a human life worth? We can look at that question in a number of ways. Taking a broadly sentimental tack, we can say that all life is precious beyond reckoning, that life itself is a miracle, that all of the buildings and cars and airplanes and powerplants and so much else that makes up the material product of human endeavor simply isn’t worth one beating heart, one set of blinking eyes. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one. It might feel good to say that.
WHAT TO DO | At the Ballet; My Story, My Song; Jazz Fest After Dark

2 weeks ago | jaxtoday.org | Jessica Palombo

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. FridayAt the BalletJacksonville Center for the Performing Arts | DowntownThe Florida Ballet and Jacksonville Dance Theatre team up once again with the Jacksonville Symphony for a one-of-a-kind matinee performance. Expect a mix of classical and pop music, brought to life with live dance. Doors open early with complimentary coffee in the lobby.
THE JAXSON | From bacon to BUBBA Burgers to Peterbrooke: Jones-Chambliss meat packers

2 weeks ago | jaxtoday.org | Jessica Palombo

For nearly a century, Jones-Chambliss Meat Packing was a major employer and smelly beehive of activity in Jacksonville’s Mixon Town neighborhood. Here is a look at the legacy of this early 20th century urban core slaughterhouse. The BeginningThe Jones-Chambliss Meat Packers plant viewed from the railroad. | University of FloridaThe Jones-Chambliss Co. was officially incorporated in January 1911 with a capital investment of $30,000. The company name was a fusion of its founders’ names, Charles A.
3 new Jacksonville food trucks that stand out from the wheeled-eatery crowd

2 weeks ago | jaxtoday.org | Jessica Palombo

With the Jacksonville City Council’s recent ban on food trucks’ serving food at gas stations, much of this year’s food truck news has centered on the flames that the wheeled kitchens produce. For eaters, though, what’s more interesting is the dishes they turn out, especially since an empirical study of what’s being served on the streets is nearly impossible. There are 1,330 licensed mobile food dispensing vehicles in Jacksonville, according to state records.
WHAT TO DO | Dancin' in the Street; Yarden Tour; 'Waitress' | Jacksonville Today

3 weeks ago | jaxtoday.org | Jessica Palombo

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. A previous incarnation of Dancin’ in the Street. | Beaches Town CenterSaturdayDancin’ in the StreetBeaches Town Center | Neptune BeachHead to the Beaches Town Center on Saturday for the 38th Annual Dancin’ in the Street — a beloved local tradition filled with live music, coastal vibes and community fun.
THE JAXSON | The rise, fall, and rebirth of West Adams Street

3 weeks ago | jaxtoday.org | Jessica Palombo

For over a century, West Adams Street was a vital artery in the heart of Downtown Jacksonville’s LaVilla neighborhood. Though much of it was lost to urban renewal, the street is now on the verge of a revival. Three decades after being reshaped by the River City Renaissance plan, here’s a look at West Adams Street — then and now.
WHAT TO DO | Moonlight Movie; Sunflower & Tomato Festival; Indie Night

1 month ago | jaxtoday.org | Jessica Palombo

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. A Moonlight Movie in 2022. | PRI ProductionsFridayMoonlight Movie: Top Gun: MaverickLatham Plaza and Seawalk Pavilion | Jacksonville BeachTop Gun: Maverick is the city of Jacksonville Beach’s latest offering in its Moonlight Movie series, offering free big-screen entertainment under the stars.
THE JAXSON | Streets of Memory: Jacksonville’s Forgotten Urban Commercial Hubs

1 month ago | jaxtoday.org | Jessica Palombo

Once vital arteries of Jacksonville’s growth and cultural identity, here are four historic commercial corridors that have been forgotten and lost to time. Downtown’s Main StreetLooking north at the intersection of Main and Forsyth streets during the 1950s. | National Archives CatalogOn February 24, 1893, Jacksonville’s Main Street made history as the site of Florida’s first electric streetcar line, connecting Downtown Jacksonville to the growing neighborhood of Springfield.